10/12 Slippery Jack, Coastal GasLink, Stopps Award, wildfire impacts, BC spotted owl, BC grizzly management

Slippery Jack [Walt Sturgeon/Creative Commons]

Slippery Jack Suillus luteus
Slippery Jack is a most widespread summer and autumn fungus. It is the type species of the Suillus genus. The very slimy (when wet) cap surface is the origin of the common name, which in some countries is applied to several members of the genus Suillus. (First Nature)

‘Hard to believe it’s real’: B.C.’s energy regulator repeatedly gave Coastal GasLink a pass on alleged environmental infractions
The BC Energy Regulator was given sweeping powers over a suite of provincial laws designed to protect the environment and cultural heritage but documents reveal its compliance and enforcement officers rarely exercised those powers following inspections of Coastal GasLink construction sites. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal)

Stopps award presented
Kevin Long, who has been the driving force in several major salmon habitat restoration projects in Jefferson and Clallam counties, is the 2023 recipient of the Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award. (Peninsula Daily News)

What impacts did wildfires have on the Northwest this summer?
In Washington, a total of 165,365 acres burned, according to Angie Lane, who works for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources in the wildland fire management division. The 10-year annual average for acres burned is 472,881. Lauren Gallup reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)

B.C.'s last spotted owl faces uncertain future
The federal government will not intervene to prevent logging in spotted owl habitat in southwestern B.C. Glenda Luymes reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Conservationists worry B.C.'s draft plan for grizzly bear management could bring back trophy hunting
Fifty-five scientists, advocates and nature-based organizations have signed a joint letter, published by Pacific Wild on Oct. 6, opposing B.C.'s draft Grizzly Bear Stewardship Framework, which they worry will lead to the return of grizzly bear trophy hunting. rrthy Thayaparan reports. (CBC)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  253 AM PDT Thu Oct 12 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING   
TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  10 ft at 10 seconds subsiding to 6 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  E wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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